A reading by Definition Theatre as part of Goodman Theatre’s 2023 Pearl Cleage Festival.

In partnership with Goodman Theatre and the Experimental Station.

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About 'A Song for Coretta'

On February 6, 2006, the community lined up outside Atlanta’s Ebenezer Baptist Church to pay their respects to the late Mrs. Coretta Scott King, widow of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. By mid-morning the crowd wound down the street, while people of all ages stood patiently for hours—waiting to say their goodbyes. When a cold rain begins to fall at sunset, those who brought umbrellas shared with those around them. Yet by nearly midnight, the crowd had dwindled to a determined few. This is the story of the five mourners at the end of that days-long line.

About Goodman Theatre’s Pearl Cleage Festival

Sept 19-Oct 15, 2023 | With honors from the New York Times (Best Seller) to the NAACP (Image Award) to Oprah’s Book Club, distinguished playwright/poet Pearl Cleage brings to vivid life the joys and sorrows of Black womanhood in 20th century America. Now, Chicago celebrates the depth and breadth of work by Atlanta’s Poet Laureate with a first-ever citywide festival, featuring the centerpiece production The Nacirema Society, directed by Lili-Anne Brown at Goodman Theatre, plus concurrent events with Black Ensemble Theatre, Congo Square, Definition Theatre, ETA Creative Arts Foundation, MPAACT, Remy Bumppo Theatre Company and more.

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